It's the old argument in Buddhism. Should we be engaged Buddhists or merely accept that what is, is? I think Buddhism is big enough for both schools of thought in this respect. I remember someone at the Buddhist centre remarking that we shouldn't have any problem, as Buddhists, with the world ending sooner rather than later. Not sure if I agreed with him, but I understood his point.

For me it is Engage, always. If Buddhists see a car coming they get out of the road. When they are hungry, they eat. When the world is being destroyed, I like to think they will do something then as well.